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Forescout Technologies Inc sued Advent International Corp on Wednesday, after the private equity firm pulled out of a deal to buy the U.S. cybersecurity company for $1.9 billion.

Forescout shares fell 5.2% to close at $19.84.

Companies are walking away from acquisitions agreed to before the global coronavirus outbreak as economies suffer from lockdowns and recovery prospects are unclear.

Forescout asked the Delaware Court of Chancery to force Advent to complete the deal after the buyout firm notified it last Friday it would back out. The agreement was signed in early February and scheduled to close on Monday.

Dell announced it’s selling its venerable RSA Security LLC business to a consortium led by Palo Alto, California-based private-equity firm Symphony Technology Group for $2.075 billion.

The consortium led by the private equity firm, also known as STG Partners LLC, includes Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board and AlpInvest Partners.

The all-cash transaction includes the purchase of RSA Archer, RSA NetWitness Platform, RSA SecurID, RSA Fraud and Risk Intelligence and RSA Conference. It’s expected to close in the next six to nine months.

RSA, which Dell acquired when it bought EMC Corp. in 2016, providers more than 12,500 customers a variety of security and digital risk management software, including the encryption technology for which it’s named.